Wyomia Tyus

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Wyomia Tyus is an American sprinter and Olympic champion best known for becoming the first person to win consecutive gold medals in the women's 100-meter dash (1964 and 1968).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic athlete
human
sprinter
track and field athlete
activeYears 1960s
competedIn 1964 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
1968 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1945-08-29
educatedAt Tennessee State University NERFINISHED
era 20th-century athletics
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Tyus NERFINISHED
givenName Wyomia NERFINISHED
hallOfFameInduction National Track & Field Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
hasCompetitionRole anchor leg in 4×100 metres relay
influenced later generations of women sprinters
isSubjectOf sports documentaries about Olympic sprinters
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Tennessee State Tigerbelles NERFINISHED
memberOfSportsTeam United States national track and field team NERFINISHED
name Wyomia Tyus NERFINISHED
notableAchievement first person to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the women’s 100-metre dash
notableFor pioneering achievements for Black women in track and field
occupation athlete
sprinter
olympicDiscipline track and field
olympicEvent women’s 100 metres
women’s 4×100 metres relay
placeOfBirth Griffin, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED
publicationSubject autobiographical and biographical works on Olympic sprinting
represented United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics
United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics
residence United States of America
surface form: United States
setWorldRecordIn women’s 100 metres
women’s 4×100 metres relay
sexOrGender female
specialtyEvent 100 metres
200 metres
sport athletics
sprinting
trainedUnder Ed Temple NERFINISHED
won gold medal in women’s 100 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics
gold medal in women’s 100 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics
gold medal in women’s 4×100 metres relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Ed Temple coached Wyomia Tyus